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Wed
07
Apr

Quincy Board hears update on CTH Z project

At the Town of Quincy’s monthly meeting on Mar. 25 the Town Board was given an update on the planned resurfacing of CTH Z between Edgewood Ave. and CTH F. Highway Commissioner Pat Kotlowski and project manager Chris Blum from SEH were present to give the update and answer questions.

Wed
07
Apr

Lottery & Gaming Credit; First Dollar Credit

I admit that despite all my education and training, when I get my property tax bill each year, I don’t look carefully at each line to see if it is correct—instead, I look at how much I owe.  But recently, someone asked me about the Lottery & Gaming Property Tax Credit, and I didn’t know the answer to her question, so I went looking.

Wed
31
Mar

Outreach to Vulnerable Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Social Security Administration has a long history of outreach and coordination with advocates and community-based organizations across the nation.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to work with advocates and community-based organizations is essential to reaching the country’s most vulnerable populations, including individuals with lo

Wed
31
Mar

HHS moves to become a Trauma-Informed Care Agency

Over the past several months the Adams County Health & Human Services Department (HHS) has been steadily making changes in its approach in how it provides its many services by moving toward a trauma-informed care (TIC) approach.

Wed
24
Mar

BARNUM, Rome’s Ghost Town

Information for this article came from There’s No Place Like Rome written by Mark Scarborough, The Adams County Press and extensive research assembled by Jerry Carlton and summarized in the 2005 issue of “The Quatrafoil, the newsletter of the Adams County Historical Society

Wed
24
Mar

B.1.1.7 COVID variant detected in Adams County

Two cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, sometimes referred to as the UK variant, have been detected in Adams County, it was reported at the March 16 County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Wed
24
Mar

Carelessness leads to brush fire in Big Flats

At around 3 PM on Mar. 20, firefighters from the Big Flats Fire Department were on their way back from a previous illegal burning complaint when they noticed smoke rising from the woods near 11th Ave.

Wed
24
Mar

100th Day Letter Writing Project a Success

Remember when the Adams Friendship Times Reporter Newspaper reported that the pre-kindergarten classes at Adams Friendship Elementary School were going to celebrate the 100th Day of School by collecting 100 pieces of mail by March 11th ? Well, the classrooms had tremendous success with this activity!  Between all four classrooms, Mrs.

Wed
17
Mar

County awarded over $200,000 in Surface Water Grant funding

Adams County was awarded approximately $250,000 in Surface Water Grants from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), it was announced at the Land & Water Conservation and UWEX Committee meeting on Mar. 9. When local match dollars and in-kind services are factored in, the total is over $300,000.

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